Thoughts on GOD and TRUTH
(found somewhere in the middle of ultra-conservatism and flaming liberalism)

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Thought of the Day !!

Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "God has blessed you
above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that
the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeting, the
baby in my womb jumped for joy. You are blessed because you believed
that the Lord would do what he said."
Luke 1:42-45 (NLT)

Three
times Elizabeth tells Mary she or her baby is blessed. But just what
does this mean? We thank God for our blessings. We thank Him for the
good things we’ve received and those good things going on in our lives.
We associate blessings with comfort and ease…with good times (and they
certainly can be).

But Mary’s blessing had nothing to do with security or well-being.
As a matter of fact, hardships would continue to follow her because of
her blessing. She would flee for her and her baby's life to Egypt, have
to worry about those plotting against her son and end up seeing him
crucified like a common criminal.

Her blessedness came not from an easy life, but from being a part of
God’s plan. She was blessed because God chose her, and because she
believed that He would do what He said He would do. She was blessed
because she was chosen to bear the Messiah…the Savior of the world.

We can all live out our lives in relative ease, especially when
compared to others living in slums all over the world. But if we want
to experience the true blessings of God we will seek our callings from
God and then do just as Jesus taught his disciples to do. We will “deny
ourselves, take up our crosses, and follow.”

The world…and sadly…some preachers out there…teach that blessings
come in security, fame, wealth and other things we can gain in this
world. But Jesus teaches us that blessed are not those who have it all,
but those who are meek, humble, merciful, who mourn and who suffer for
his sake.